Yes it does. The most frightening thing about political discussion, is that at the very base is a lie. The lie that there can be left wing communist dictators, and right wing fascists.
On a correct political spectrum ONLY one side can be for oppression, the other for liberty.
In a correct spectrum one side is Anarchy the other is total govt control.
Libertarians/liberals/conservatives should be on the same side, trending towards anarchy.
The left, fascists/communists/socialists on the other.
The argument over where the balance should be struck should begin with honesty. I believe it was Thomas Jefferson who lobbied for a govt as close to anarchy as possible and still have an ordered society.
Clearly, the left are quite comfortable sitting on the side of fascism, they just change the label to “progressive”. This is simply a way of saying they want to progress to total government control.
There is a majority among the Republican elite that are also progressives. They too are on this path to total govt. Our job as free men is to drag the lot of them kicking and screaming back, or cut them loose.
We are not necessarily “at war” with those who vote for Democrats. We MUST make common cause with them, for a large number logically know where the path to incremental socialism leads. It is the job of all Patriots to stop the hatred and stand on the rock of truth, that the Govt is best which governs least. The propaganda of left versus right serves the totalitarians.